Zacapu (Place of Stones), is a city and the municipal seat of the homonymous municipality. of Michoacán, Mexico. It is located at .
Demographics The 2010 Mexican census indicated that the city had a population of 52,806 and the municipality a population of 73,455.
Notable people José Ángel Aguilar, writer Rudy Gutierrez, noted oncologist Juan B. Guido, poet Fray Jacobo Daciano, Danish Franciscan priest, member of the Tzintzuntzan convent Primo Tapia de la Cruz, labor leader who organized farming communities against landholders. He was assassinated in 1926. Abel Alcázar Pallares, philanthropist and community activist Armando Martínez (cyclist), cyclist Rodolfo Vitela, cyclist Jorge del Pozzo, businessman César Martínez, boxer Adolfo García Trujillo, marathonist Eugenio Calderón, professional footballer, played for Cruz Azul, Morelia, Irapuato, Tigres and Guadalajara. Retired in 1992. Jaime Contreras, artist, designer, welder, semi-professional footballer. Hugo Ayala Castro, professional footballer, play for Morelia, Atlas and currently Tigres.
References
External links Michoacán , Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Zacapu.com, website from Zacapu city (in Spanish) Zacapu.gob.mx , Zacapu municipal government website (in Spanish)